Featured Cupcakes

Do you love cupcakes? When we were kids, it was always such a treat to have cupcakes at a birthday party or a school celebration. And although this simple pleasure is still satisfying, today's cupcakes have gotten much more sophisticated with elaborate, almost wedding-cake-style decorations and multi-layered flavor combinations. Below are some of Martha's favorite cupcakes from around the country.

Chicago

swirlzcupcakes.com

Martha's pick: chocolate passion

Denver

happycakesdenver.com

Martha's pick: cosmo

Pasadena, California

violetscakes.com

Martha's pick: cherry pie

Los Angeles and Calabasas, California

susiecakesla.com

Martha's pick: strawberry

San Francisco

karascupcakes.com

Martha's pick: Kara's karrot